Petroleum Minister, Kachikwu, Apologises Over ‘Not-a-Magician’ Comment
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has apologised to Nigerians for his comments last week that the current petrol scarcity will continue till May, and that only “magic” could bring a quicker end to the crisis that has…
Fulani Herdsmen: 76 Enugu Indigenes Abduction: IPOB Gives Buhari 72 Hours Ultimatum
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday issued a 72-hour ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government over the alleged abduction of 76 indigenes of Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Although earlier reports had indicated that the…
EgyptAir Flight Hijack Suspect Arrested, Passengers Freed
A man claiming to be wearing an explosive vest hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday, forcing it to land in Larnaca, on the southern coast of Cyprus, before he was arrested, according to the Cypriot government. “It’s over,” the Cypriot…
N64 billion Birthday ‘Gift’ For Tinubu
Political associates of former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, says it will raise N64 billion as a birthday gift for the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the the allies said the money will go into…
PRESS RELEASE: Cross River Gov’t Launches Calabar International Trade Fair
The Cross River State Government has announced the launch of the Calabar International Trade Fair (CITF) with the first edition billed to hold in December 2016 as part of activities for the Calabar Carnival.. Making this known at the signing…
Reps Minority Leader Donates Security Vans To Vigilant Groups
In the bid to ensure that the Isoko nation is a guaranteed crime-free society, the minority leader and member representing Isoko federal constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Leo Ogor has donated 12 new Hilux security vans worth several millions…
Return Of Hausa Constabulary In Nigeria Police Force and Intensification Of Structural Violence Against Senior Officers Of Southeast Zone By SBCHROs
It has come to the attention of the Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs) through the latest seminal advocacy research of our coordinating group (International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law) that there is strong…
Suicide Bomber Detained In Cameroon Says She’s One Of Chibok Girls
A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon on Friday before she could blow herself up claimed to be one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014, military and local government sources…
Demolition: Ashade Traders Seek Ambode’s Intervention
Traders in Ashade market, Agege Local Government Area, have appealed to the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to stop the demolition of their shops and stalls by a developer. The traders made the appeal on Friday, after a section of…
Building Collapsed: Court Grants Lekki Guarden’s MD, Contractor Bail
The managing director of Lekki Gardens, Robert Nyong, and a contractor that handled the collapsed structure, Mr. Taiwo Odofin, were on Thursday, admitted to bail by an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Afolashade Botoku. Managing Director…
N575,000 Job Scam Lands Fire Service Chief, Others in EFCC Net
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday,March 24, 2016 arrested one Dada Olatunji, a former Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Fire Service for offences bordering on employment scam, the The Street Reporters can report.. It…
